Owner's Manual

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4 Close the action by returning the finger lever fully up. This picks
up a loaded cartridge from the magazine, chambers it and leaves
the hammer in the full-cock, ready-to-fire position. You may
continue to load and fire the rifle in this manner until the
magazine is empty.
5 If you wish to continue shooting, repeat steps 2-4. If you are
finished shooting go immediately to step 6.
You may continue shooting until the magazine is empty, at which
time you will need to either reload the magazine with cartridges
(if shooting is imminent), or fully unload your rifle (if shooting is
completed) as explained in the next section.
6 When firing is completed or when shooting is no longer
imminent, immediately place the hammer in the dropped
position. Under no circumstances should you move on or
continue to hunt with the hammer in the full-cock position.
AFTER FIRING, OR WHEN SHOOTING IS NO LONGER IMMINENT,
IMMEDIATELY LOWER THE HAMMER TO THE DROPPED POSITION.
FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE WARNINGS COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS
INJURY OR DEATH.
UNLOADING
WHEN UNLOADING YOUR RIFLE ALWAYS LOWER THE HAMMER TO
THE DROPPED POSITION. KEEP THE MUZZLE POINTED IN A SAFE
DIRECTION AND YOUR FINGERS AWAY FROM THE TRIGGER. ALWAYS
INSPECT THE CHAMBER, BARREL AND MAGAZINE CAREFULLY
AFTER UNLOADING TO BE SURE ALL LIVE CARTRIDGES ARE CLEARED
FROM THE FIREARM. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE WARNINGS COULD
RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
There are two ways to unload cartridges from the BL-22: Using the
lever and unloading from the magazine.